By profession I am a bookkeeper. Those you know mefrom childhood, know that this was not my original plan whereas those who I have gotten to know in recent years and see me as a creative person, don’t understand the connection to the numbers. I think that I am equal parts rational as well as […]
The Eternal Weight Battle
Most of us have something (and hopefully not everything) we would like to change in our lives. Something we want to do better, do more of, or less. The want for change can come to us slowly over time, or appear suddenly. Once we decide that we want something to change, we want it […]
5 Things That Make No Sense
So many things in our behavior makes no sense if we really think about. Here are some that came to mind today (and that may or may not come from personal experience 😉): When we complain about others that they don’t do what they are supposed to do, and yet when they finally do, we […]
The Choices we Make (and don’t Make)
Today marks 17 years since I boarded a plane to Tel Aviv, one-way ticket in hand paid by the Israeli Absorption Ministry and 100 kg of my most precious belongings packed in cardboard boxes. I was 21 years of age, young, naïve and very much in love. To leave everything behind was a conscious decision, […]
Sorry, I Can’t Afford It
Last week on the train to Tel Aviv I couldn’t help but overhear as the girl sitting across from me was talking to her friend on the phone. She did talk rather loudly, by who am I really kidding; listening to other’s conversations is fun! The girl on the train (I am going to call […]
Don’t Believe Everything You See (or Hear)
About a year ago, my kids were talking about commercials and asked me what their purpose is. I told them that they are here to advertise and get us to buy certain products. That is strange they said, because for them, commercials have no persuasion power what so ever. Really??! My daughter has nice, thick […]
Painting a Pretty Picture?
A few days ago, someone I know finished a 100 day Instagram challenge of #100happydays, where she for the duration of a 100 days posted a daily picture of something that made her happy. On the last day of the challenge she posted a collage of some of her favorite pictures while also adding that […]
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